Demand Lead - Deco EMEA

Experteer Overview

You’ll collaborate with Sales, Marketing, Supply Chain and Finance to align forecasts and improve product availability. This is a high-impact leadership position that champions process improvements and cross-country alignment in a global, matrixed environment.

• Lead and develop the EMEA demand planning team to deliver accurate monthly forecasts and strong cross-functional collaboration
• Translate market trends and signals into actionable demand plans supporting business decisions
• Define and communicate assumptions, risks, and constraints for transparent planning
• Collaborate with Sales and Marketing to improve forecast quality using data and market insights
• Utilize planning systems (e.g., OMP) to standardize processes and improve data quality
• Coordinate with Supply Chain to align demand with production and capacity, improving product availability and controlling inventory
• Prioritize actions across countries when supply is constrained for optimal business outcomes
• Drive ongoing improvements in planning tools and processes to reduce manual work and increase accuracy
• Oversee short-term plan execution while building longer-term capabilities in demand planning
• Design team structures and ways of working to enable end-to-end planning across markets and functions
• Work with central and regional teams to enhance forecasting models and overall planning performance

• 7–10+ years of broad business and operational experience with strong commercial acumen
• Proven experience in demand planning across multiple countries
• Experience in sales, customer management, and strategy is desirable
• Ability to work effectively across cross-functional teams in a matrixed environment
• Strong influencing and change-management skills with senior stakeholders
• Strong problem solving, communication, negotiation, planning, and leadership abilities
• Solid understanding of finance, sales, marketing, and supply chain with clear business strategy awareness

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